Oct. 18, 2002

Final Stats

Both of Florida Atlantic University's Cross Country teams finished third Friday afternoon at the Stetson Hatter Invitational. Ten men's teams and 11 women's teams competed in the 8K and 5K events respectively.

Kathryn Murnane and Claudia Beitel led the way for the Lady Owls as they both picked up a time of 19:46 to place fifth and sixth in the 5K event. FAU was the only team to place two runners in the top-10 other than the winner, University of Central Florida,who had four runners finish under 20:00.

For the men, Greg Burke completed the 8K race in 27:07 for a sixth place finish. The University of Central Florida and Warner Southern College were just too strong for the rest of the field as they placed every runner in the top-13.

The race will prepare the Owls for their next meet, the Atlantic Sun Championship. The conference meet will be held in Troy, AL on November 2 at 10 am.

Women's times:
5. Kathryn Murnane- 19:46
6. Claudia Beitel- 19:46
22. Antoinette Foster- 20:57
27. Colleen Newton- 21:20
40. Andrea Rassi- 21:54
49. Helenor Wilson- 22:45
52. Erin Mayros- 22:58

Men's Times
6. Greg Burke- 27:07
14. Brian Mulvaney- 27:52
18. Adam Cortes- 28:07
24. Lee Beckman- 28:32
27. Danny Goldsmith- 28:53
30. Kendrick Ribeiro- 29:12
31. Orlando Morales- 29.13